2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Saturday, November 14, 2020
2020 Longlisters, Finalists, and potential Winners Natalie Diaz (Postcolonial Love Poem, Poetry), Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Fiction), and Kacen Callender (King and the Dragonflies, Young People's Literature) discuss their work and recognition in advance of the 71st Annual National Book Awards, presented in partnership with the Texas Book Festival.
In partnership with the National Book Foundation
- Moderator: Cristina Rodriguez, General Manager of Deep Vellum Books, Dallas